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cheque

/tʃɛk/
Meanings
  • noun

    A document used in financial transactions, ordering a bank to pay a specified amount of money to the person or organization named in the cheque.

    - "I wrote a cheque for $500 to pay for the car repairs."
    - "The business owner gave me a cheque as a form of payment."
    - "Can you please cash this cheque at the bank?"
Pronunciation
  1. /tʃɛk/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with cheque
check , speck , neck , perk , wreck
Homophones
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  1. cheque (fr) : a check, as of tires on a vehicle

  2. cheque (es) : a check, as in a chequebook

Variants
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check , cheque , cheque card
Etymology
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The word 'cheque' originated from the Old French word 'chque', meaning 'check' or 'control'. It was first used in English in the late 15th century.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the first paper cheques were used in ancient Egypt around 2000 BC?

  2. Cheques were used extensively during the California Gold Rush in the late 1800s as a way to transfer gold from one person to another.

  3. In some countries, such as the United States, personal checks have largely been replaced by electronic payment methods like debit and credit cards.

Related Concepts
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  1. bank check: A type of cheque drawn on a bank, payable on demand and usually used for financial transactions.

  2. post-dated cheque: A cheque with a date in the future, often used to ensure that funds will be available for payment when the cheque is presented for cashing.

Culture
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The cheque has been an important financial instrument for centuries. In literature, it has been used as a symbol of wealth and power, such as in the novel 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In art, there are numerous paintings depicting the exchange of cheques as a sign of business transactions.

How to Memorize "cheque"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a blank cheque with spaces for you to fill in the payee's name, the amount, and your signature.
    - Visualize the process of endorsing the back of the cheque and handing it over to someone to cash.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'cheque' with the idea of financial transactions and paying bills.
    - Think of a cheque as a way to transfer money from one account to another.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Cheques are for Cash' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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